MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B89
MotherboardMSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 17:53
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 83.1
1-Core 147
2-Core 296
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 850
86% 695 Pts
64-Core 1,022
63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6188) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 133
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
109% 136 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.2
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 328 328 330 331 319 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,888
Write 1,484
Mixed 531
SusWrite 380
237% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 61.2
226% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 1,211
DQ Write 1,064
DQ Mixed 685
637% 987 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 218%
Great: 236%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
11GB free
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 132 131 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 492
Write 134
Mixed 136
SusWrite 126
48% 222 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 22.2
127% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 50.2
85% 171 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 73%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
311GB free
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 575 575 575 573 572 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 973
Write 583
Mixed 454
SusWrite 574
144% 646 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 44.7
193% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,047
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 606
508% 748 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 168%
Great: 172%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
238GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 67 66 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 67.2
Write 63
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 66.6
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
975GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 180 182 181 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 108
Mixed 72
SusWrite 180
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70
828GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 75 75 75 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 56.2
Write 50.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 74.3
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 62%
hp v125w 8GB
7GB free, PID 3307
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.4 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.95% Terrible
Read 23.2
Write 6.5
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 5.6
11% 10.1 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
39% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 33.1
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 31.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) Builds (Compare 966 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450M MORTAR (MS-7B89) - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $673
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